Made4Loop - deposit system for reusable packaging

In order to meet the needs and expectations of our customers, we are constantly researching ways to offer even more sustainable packaging and logistics services. We are currently developing a solution that enables us to use artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise logistics, which is an integral part of the Made4Loop service. It will enable us to successively reduce the carbon footprint of our operations, which will certainly translate into increasingly better results for our customers in the environmental area of ESG reporting.

We have also been refining the technology for the production of recycled plastics for many years and have acquired the know-how to enable us to carry out further development work. As a result of the unique process Recycled-Resource produces types of 2 materials: Recythen® and Procyclen®. with parameters ideally suited to our customers' needs. We have also developed a special sorting process for plastics waste, whereby we prepare the waste stream for chemical recycling. This makes it possible to recover and reuse raw materials that previously went to thermal recycling. Thanks to investments in new facilities, we will soon be increasing the scale of plastics recovered by chemical recycling.

Our Made4Loop model is not only a way of bringing your company and its subsidiaries into compliance with new regulatory requirements. The solution created by Interzero provides a multitude of additional benefits for your company, its customers and the environment.

With the Made4Loop service you will provide your company with:

• the implementation of an efficient depository system adapted to the processes operating within the company and its branches,
• seamless fulfilment of legal obligations (arising, inter alia, from the SUP Act and the ROP),
• expert support at every stage of system development, implementation and operation,
• reducing the amount of waste generated and reducing waste management costs,
• individual design of cups and boxes tailored to your company's range (e.g. beverage capacity, portion sizes),
• building the image of a socially responsible company and using sustainable practices,
• reduction of the carbon footprint, which will positively impact the company's ESG performance,
• standardise the processes involved in operating a reusable returnable packaging system across all points of sale in your company.

Made4Loop is a comprehensive service aimed at all businesses (including cafes, restaurants, food outlets and petrol stations) that need to comply with their obligations under the SUP Act. Our solution is tailor-made the needs of your company and tailored to businesses of all sizes.

As part of the Made4Loop service, we design both single packaging (e.g. cups for take-away drinks) and entire personalised sets consisting of several or more types of packaging with different parameters. Each pack and set is made from materials that meet the customer's expectations and are adapted to the specific characteristics of the products packed in them.

The Made4Loop service consists of six stages:

1. Analysis of company needs and potential.
2. Support in developing a business model based on the conclusions of the analysis.
3. Provision of packaging and implementation of a deposit system.
4. Service (logistics, cleaning, disinfection).
5. Settlement of deposits and other costs.
6. Assumption of obligation to implement educational campaigns. 

Each of these stages can also be a separate service, which we will tailor to the solutions already in place in your company.

As part of the Made4Loop service, Interzero will provide your company with:

• comprehensive advice and assistance in setting up the system deposit of returnable packaging tailored to the needs of your company and its customers,
• outsourcing of design, production and branding activities for cups and reusable packaging,
• implementation of the system, including the provision of packaging and (optionally) washing equipment and staff training,
• support in the preparation of an education and awareness campaign aimed at your customers,
• access to digital tools to monitor packaging in circulation and track deposit flows.

Interzero also offers full operation of the deposit system for returnable packaging, which includes:

• system logistics and service (delivery and collection of cups from points of sale, washing and disinfection services, preparation of packaging for recirculation),
• take over the obligation to settle deposits between your company's branches,
• Outsourcing of activities related to the obligation to conduct public education campaigns, which stems from the Extended Producer Responsibility (ROP).

For more than 30 years, Interzero has been involved in taking over and fulfilling the environmental legal obligations of businesses. We create closed product and reverse logistics circuits and implement smart, comprehensive solutions that focus on achieving sustainable business growth that benefits the environment, the economy and society as a whole.

We have the support of international know-how in countries where a deposit system for reusable packaging is already present.